One Died, Four Seriously Injured In Tedim Car Accident
08 March 2011: A passenger jeep plunged into a ravine near Laitui village in Tedim Township of northern Chin State yesterday, leaving one passenger dead and four others seriously injured.
Category: Recent News
National Equality Award Presented to Karen Leader Padoh Mahn Sha
05 March 2011: Assassinated ethnic Karen leader Padoh Mahn Sha La Phan is to be given the ‘National Equality’ award in a conference to be held in Fort Wayne, USA today where his youngest son, Slone Phan, will receive on behalf of his father.
Chin Youths Investigated Following Panglong-Related Stickers Distribution
02 March 2011: Local authorities of Burma’s military-turned-civilian government have conducted an investigation in attempts to find out who is responsible for distrubiting a sticker during Chin National Day celebrations on 20 February 2011 in Chin State.
Refugees from Burma Warned of HIV Risks in Malaysia
01 March 2011: A grave concern has been raised among refugee communities in Malaysia as an increasing number of people from Burma have been tested HIV-positive.
Ethnic Karens Call on Ban Ki-moon to Help Stop Attacks in Burma
28 February 2011: 84,000 Karen civilians have signed a petition which will be delivered to the UN Office today, calling on Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to immediately stop Burma’s military regime from attacking civilians and committing human rights abuses in the country.
Chin Expats Urged to be Equipped for Long-term Development in Chin State
27 February 2011: Founder of ‘iLoveMyanmar’ Dr. Levi Sap Nei Thang encouraged Chin people living abroad to put up more concerted efforts in making good use of their abilities and opportunities to help develop Chinland during her short speech last Sunday in Washington DC, USA.
Frustration Against Forced Celebration of ‘Chin State Day’
26 February 2011: Chin people expressed their deep disappointment that the military authorities inside Chin State had ordered the local organising committee to put up a banner of ‘Chin State Day’ in their recent national day celerbations.
Chin Refugees Get Surprise Visit from UN Rights Expert
26 February 2011: The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma Tomas Quintana made an unannounced trip to Malaysia last week, meeting with Chin community-based organizations and hearing personal stories of human rights abuses from individual refugees.
Popular Chin Singers to Wow Fans in Norway
25 February 2011: Burma’s well-known two Chin singers, Chaw Su Khin and Sangpi are to wow Chin and Burmese fans in Norway by performing at a series of concerts to be held in Oslo, Froland and Stavanger.
Tensions as Burma’s Junta Increases Military Mobilization in Ethnic Areas
25 February 2011: Within just more than three weeks of convening its new Parliament, the military-turned-civilian government of Burma steps up its military presence in some parts of ethnic areas while still launching brutal attacks in others, instead of making attempts to bring national reconciliation and peace into the country.